, 1887-07-23
Translation.
Christian'Henrik Arendrup,

49,
Governor of the Danish West India Islands,
Colonel,
Knight Commander Of D~anne6rog and Donnebrogsmand,
MAKE KNOWN On the most submissive repre-
IW s~entation of the Ministry of Finances His Majes-
ty the King has been most graciously pleased by
Resolution of 9Th June &C. to sanction the following
Ordinance passed by the Colonial Council for st.
Thomas and ST. John and for st. Croix respectively
the 21st January and the 4Nh April &C. concerning the
extension to the Danish West India Islands of Law of
3rd April 1868 concerning civil rehabilitation etc. etc.
The law of 3rd April 1868 concerning Civil Reha-
Utilization etc. is extended with the notifications fol-
lowing from the local relations, to be valid in the
Danish West India Islands, in the manner hereinafter
prescribed.
Any person who, by sentence OF court, has been found guilty
Of an act ignominious in the public opinion, may after having
competed mPpto IT, ms punishment nntt, or, when sue such punishment has been
hereinafter set forth: Such rehabilitation causes in future, until the
in the public opinion, the removal of all Consequences which in law
are connected with the limitations, resulting from the sentence, OF
Civil rehabilitation cannot be acquired before the expiration
or RENTED by pardon. The person who desires to acquire civil
an lrreproachable lite, such proof to consist in certificates from
trustworthy men who have had opportunity to observe carefully
the actions and HE II the person IN question
Petition for civil rehabilitation is to be forwarded. together with
declaration from the Pohcemaster concerned, if the petitioner resides
in the Danish West India Islands, to the Ministry through
Government.
The petition is to be accompanied by the calculations mentioned
in z, copy of the sentence pronounced against petitioner, and exact
information as to where petitioner has resided since the sentence
was given. If he have been sentenced to pay indemnity for the
damage caused by his crime, information should be furnished, as far
as possible, a 3 to whether such indemnity have been paid or
remitted.
If the Minister-after having obtained declaration from the
court by which the petitioner was sentenced, or, in case he has
been sentenced by a military court, from the chief military judge
of the Kingdom-fnds cause to recommend the petition, the matter
is laid before the King for decision.
II the petition is refused, it may not be renewed before the
expiration OF 2 years, whereupon the aforementioned calculations
must be produced for the time expired since the last refusal.
a.
II any person who, after reaching Is years of age has obtained
civil rehabilitation and subsequently is found guilty OF an act
ignominious in the public opinion, committed after the acquisition
Of said rehabilitation, such rehabilitation cannot be granted him
again.
II any person has been accused in court Of an act ignominious
in the public opinion, and has only been acquitted OF further suit,
civil rehabilitation may be granted him on the expiration of years
after the pronouncing of the final sentence, subject to the conditions
otherwise prescribed in this ordinance in the case OF persons having
incurred sentence. In future no sentence OF acquttal OF Further
Suit shall be given.
Even as penal sentences for acts committed by persons below
the age Of Is years do not cause any limitation Of the rights posses
sd by virtue of unblemished reputation, the same shall apply with
reference to penal sentences that shall be incurred, or have been
incurred, by persons between the age of Is and IL years, provided
that the penalty adjudged by such sentence does not exceed stripes
inflicted with a rattan, or Imprisonment on ordinary prison fare;
hence, in regard to such sentences there Is no necessity for civil
rehabilitation.
To which all concerned have to conform.
The Government of tho Danish West IMdia IslaAds,
st Croix the 18th July 1887.